New LinkedIn Company Page Features

LinkedIn Goodies

We’re delighted to see LinkedIn changing and adapting to keep their users engaged and benefiting from the professional business platform. This week sees a few new features being introduced. View Page Followers LinkedIn Company Pages admins have been able to see the number of followers they have, but up until now they haven’t been able […]

What is a #Hashtag?

What is a #hashtag? Hashtags are used all over Social Media, it’s almost a sin not to use one now. Companies regularly create their own for their brand as well as advertising campaigns, so they  can gather momentum over time. They are usually keywords but can also be slogans and adding the # hashtag symbol […]

Are Instagram Stories Worthwhile For Business?

As a business, you may be on various Social Media platforms and try to use them to connect to your primary audience in different ways. If you’re already on Instagram, have you gotten involved in stories yet? If not, maybe you’re still waiting for someone to tell you why they’re a good tool to use […]

Guest Post: Blogging and LinkedIn Training

We’re pleased to introduce Adrian Bird from The Apprentice Finder! Adrian came on our Blogging and LinkedIn Training Workshop last year (2014). He’s kindly and enthusiastically written this post  for you to read about his experience with Social Progress. So if you’re wondering whether or not to invest in some training for yourself or your employees/colleagues, […]

How blogging can help your business & take you to the moon!

Blogging for Business

The word blog is derived from ‘web log’ and is basically an online journal or diary if you will. Weblog was first used by Jom Barger in 1997 then shortened to blog by Peter Merholz who jokingly broke the words down to “we blog” and then the term “blogging” was created by Pyra Labs. A […]